Working Together, a Young Team Climbs to the Top
ST.-ÉTIENNE, France — Bob Stapleton brought his cycling team to the Tour de France with a new name, new uniforms, a new sponsor and a heralded drug-testing policy. He also brought the youngest team in the race. That left him, as he said at...
New York Race Is Final Run-Through for an Injured U.S. Marathoner
Dathan Ritzenhein and his career were suspended in uncertainty this past spring.
In April, while his United States Olympic teammate Ryan Hall was blistering the streets of London to finish fifth in a marathon in 2 hours 6 minutes 17 seconds, Rit...
Astana Rider Gusev Fired for Failing Antidoping Program
The Astana cycling team said Friday that it had fired Vladimir Gusev, the Russian national time-trial champion, after its internal antidoping program showed Gusev to have “irregular values” for some biological measures.
In a statemen...
Mind Games Precede Tour’s Pivotal Time Trial
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The pack of riders passed a restaurant adorned with colored bicycles on the outskirts of Roanne during the 19th stage on Friday.
MONTLUÇON, France — The manager of Cadel Evans’s team says t...
Roundup - Commentator Cruises to Victory in Whitney Handicap
Commentator scored a dominant, front-running victory in the $750,000 Whitney Handicap on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course in New York.
Sent to the lead heading into the first turn, Commentator, ridden by John Velazquez, set a moderate pace and w...
New Mexico Filly Challenges Citations Record
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Peppers Pride, right, a 5-year-old, will be seeking a record victory on Sunday at Ruidoso Downs.
Cigar could not do it. Neither could Citation. No horse in modern times has won 17 s...
Mountain Unicycling - Mountain Unicycling - Down the Mountain on a Wheel and a Prayer
MONTECITO, Calif. — In the sandstone mountains overlooking Santa Barbara, Calif., Hans Van Koppen hoisted himself onto a beat-up unicycle and gained his balance with a few tentative rolls. He wore padded gloves, and plastic arm and leg guards, a...
